New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 719
Episode 719 Pastors are so overwhelmed with responsibilities that they often move the bar really low to having a maintenance mindset, rather than pursuing a vision of multiplication. Host Clint Clifton talks with John Welborn about how to move from...
Thomas Winborn
Every church planter must learn who to entrust with leadership and who to avoid. Here are eight traits of people to trust and seven of those to avoid.
Vance Pitman
God has birthed your church because He has a heart for the kingdom of God to be expanded all over the world.
New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 717
Episode 717 What happens in churches when pastors don’t properly plan for someone to succeed them? Host: Clint Clifton talks with Jess Thompson and Todd Adkins about the connection between developing leaders and successfully transitioning a plant to next-stage leadership....
Noah Oldham
Throw passionate leaders together in the high-pressure context of doing ministry in hard places and you’re sure to see sparks fly as iron sharpens iron.
New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 716
Episode 716 Raising funds for a church plant in the expensive urban core of a city poses many challenges – among them the task of financing the ministry. Host Ed Stetzer talks with James Roberson and Taylor Field about their...
Clint Clifton
Suffering is part of the church planting package, but we can agree with the Psalmist that God is the strength of our heart and our portion forever (Ps. 73:26).
New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 715
Episode 715 Even if we say growth is really not a congregation’s goal, there’s a subtle pressure for our churches to always be numerically larger. Host Clint Clifton talks with Jess Thompson and Todd Adkins about five advantages to staying...
Shane Pruitt & Scott Pace
Shane Pruitt and Scott Pace have written an excellent book and created a series of videos and guides to help a leader develop those who have been called to ministry.
New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 714
Episode 714 The complex diversity of places like New York City poses challenges and creates opportunities for church planting. Host Ed Stetzer talks with James Roberson and Taylor Field about the missiology of planting in such an environment. In This...
Trevin Wax
These days churches can become easily divided because of controversy over theological positions or ethical stances. When it comes to tackling these issues, the church’s statement of faith only takes you so far. A statement of faith is focused on...
1 Hour 6 Videos
Church planting will test your marriage, and sin will impact your relationship with your spouse. How should you respond when planting gets tough and when your marriage feels squeezed? Defining Moments in a Church Planter’s Marriage explores how part of God's glorious purpose is to use your church plant to improve your marriage.
New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 713
Episode 713 People talk about calling in such a subjective way that it’s a little hard to pin down, but one of the most invigorating, satisfying things a pastor can do is “tap the shoulder” of someone who demonstrates ministry...
What the church needs today is to recapture the thrill of orthodoxy. For a philosopher like Aristotle, the word orthodoxy meant “right” or “correct” opinion, but the early Christians repurposed it to mean “having right belief,” and they saw right...
New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 712
Episode 712 Seasonal community outreach isn’t a topic of widespread discussion but it’s a very practical component to the ministry of a church planter. Host Clint Clifton talks with John Ames leveraging holidays to engage the community for gospel impact....
Danny Franks
Fall has fallen upon us once again. And as sure as we can count on cooler temperatures, colorful leaves and pumpkin-spiced everything (Seriously: no one is asking for pumpkin-spiced cat treats. Knock it off!), we also can count on a...
New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 711
Episode 711 Is a multi-leader organization really a “two-headed snake”? Or is co-pastoring a restoration of a New Testament trend? Host Ed Stetzer talks with Jon Mollohan and Colby Garman about whether and how co-pastoring can work. In This Episode,...
Matt Rogers
The task of leadership development and deployment is a vital catalyst in reaching the vast harvest set before the Church. Jesus himself demonstrates the importance of leadership when, after lamenting over the brokenness of the city of Jerusalem, he exhorts...
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